====== Summer comfort and cooling ======

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|**[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/UserFiles/File/Policy papers/Overheating, Part O and PHPP v1.0 230830.pdf|{{:picopen:2023.08_part_o_cover_400w.jpg?nolink&150|2023.08_part_o_cover_400w.jpg}}]]** |**[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/UserFiles/File/Policy papers/Overheating, Part O and PHPP v1.0 230830.pdf|Overheating, Part O, and PHPP]]** \\ PHPP is a proven tool for assessing overheating risk and already deemed to satisfy Part O of the Building Regulations (England & Wales) by several Building Control services. This position paper argues that it should be accepted as an alternative means of compliance for single family dwellings and simple building forms.|2023|**[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/|Passivhaus Trust (PHT), UK]]** |
|[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/UserFiles/File/Technical Papers/PHT Summer Comfort_version 0.1.pdf|{{:picopen:22designforsummercomfortuk.jpg?nolink&150|22designforsummercomfortuk.jpg}}]]| \\ **[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/UserFiles/File/Technical Papers/PHT Summer Comfort_version 0.1.pdf|Technical Guidance - Designing for summer comfort in the UK]]** \\  \\ This guide addresses the emerging concern of building overheating in the UK and presents a recommended design approach for ensuring summer comfort in domestic dwellings up to four storeys high, aligning with Passivhaus principles.|2016|**[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/|Passivhaus Trust (PHT), UK]]** |

===== See also =====

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